Doctor revealed Mohamed Awad Taj El DinAdviser to the President of the Republic for Health Affairs, regarding the fact of the emergence of a new virus, covid, explaining that there are expectations of many mutations of viruses, as they turn into forms to evade the resistance of the body’s immunity or therapeutic drugs.
He added, during a telephone interview with the journalist Ahmed Moussa, on the “On My Responsibility” program, broadcast on Sada Al-Balad channel, that we are currently in the third generation of the Covid-19 virus.
The Adviser to the President of the Republic for Health Affairs called for the need to continue taking precautionary measures to confront Corona, explaining that it has not yet appeared whether we are facing a new or mutated virus from Corona.
He explained that bats are the source of all current and upcoming corona viruses, and they are also the cause of all viruses, explaining that the corona virus came through bats following it was transmitted to intermediate animals.
Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj El-Din went on to say that the Egyptian scientific machine is strong and the strong support it has received has never been before, and there are 152 factories producing medicine and all international medicines are produced in Egypt.
Awad Taj El-Din revealed that 99% of Corona drugs are available locally, and Corona drugs were able to be manufactured in Egypt, and a large amount of drugs manufactured by Egyptian hands are exported to Africa to confront Corona.
He stated that Merck International granted Egypt the right to manufacture the Corona drug, stressing that this drug is not a magic solution for prevention, and it is used in simple and medium cases.
Dr. Muhammad Awad Taj El-Din warned everyone not to buy this medicine, as it is only dispensed with a medical prescription, and the medicine is given, especially since there are medical precautions to take it for anyone under 18 years of age, or the next woman who becomes pregnant, or the husband of a woman who is planning to become pregnant, and also for people with liver and kidney diseases.
Muhammad Awad Taj El-Din said that the protocol for treating Corona patients was changed, and a new drug was added in order to overcome this fierce virus, which is the drug manufactured by Merck International, which is capsules, explaining that it will not benefit the patient with the Corona virus if it is placed on a respirator. .
Awad Taj El-Din said that an increase in the number of Corona virus infections is expected, especially with the new Corona virus, where one person infects 14 to 16 people, and there are large family infections.
Dr. Muhammad Awad Taj El-Din advised everyone to be fully aware of the danger of the Corona mutator, which contributes to reducing the number of injuries, and precautionary measures must be adhered to in the face of Corona.